Blar i Senter for profesjonsstudier (SPS) på emneord "Discretion"
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Between standardisation and discretion. The priority setting of triage nurses
(Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2018)This dissertation explores the relationship between standardisation and discretion in professional work at street level, using the priority setting of triage nurses as its case. Triage nurses are employed at the frontline ... -
Beyond guidelines: Discretionary practice in face-to-face triage nursing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This article draws on ethnographic data from a Norwegian emergency primary care clinic (EPCC) to explore nurses’ discretionary application of guidelines. Specifically, it analyses nurses’ discretionary use of the Manchester ... -
Disentangling Professional Discretion: A Conceptual and Methodological Approach
(Professions and Professionalism;4(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)With the aim of furthering the investigation of professional discretion, this article builds on a combination of a conceptual framework for understanding discretion and an advanced method for collecting data on human ... -
Getting Sick and Disabled People off Temporary Benefit Receipt: Strategies and Dilemmas in the Welfare State s Frontline
(Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;6(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This article explores responses by frontline workers in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (NAV) to activation policy measures. Frontline workers in NAV are required to write work capability assessments for long-term ... -
Is it because you can’t, or don’t want to? The implementation of frontline sanctions in Norwegian social assistance
(European Journal of Social Work;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-30)Welfare conditionality, particularly stringent benefit sanctions, has become increasingly prevalent in Western welfare states in recent decades. Although mandatory activation has received great attention in research, the ... -
Measures of accountability and delegated discretion in activation work: lessons from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service
(European Journal of Social Work;Volume 22, 2019 - Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-23)Activation work – the complex task of motivating, compelling and assisting marginalized citizens into labour market participation – pinpoints critical issues of discretion and accountability in the welfare state. Investigating ... -
Vurdering av arbeidsevne i NAV: Et spørsmål om kunnskap?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Denne artikkelen studerer NAV-veilederes vurderinger av arbeidsevnen til personer som søker om arbeidsavklaringspenger – trygdeytelsen som skal sikre inntekt for dem med helseproblemer. Funnene er basert på en feltstudie ...